#beta testing

[prokopetz]

"Oh, but if video game beta testers unionise your games will suck" buddy, you think the kind of games I play are getting beta tested?

[beekeeperspicnic]

Beta 0.2

A second version of the beta of the game is now available for beta testers!

Big Changes:

The game no longer crashes if you ask Tilda a particular question.

Holmes no longer vanishes except for his shoes if you stand in a particular part of a marquee

Toby III is now forced to teleport onto the ground whenever Toby III enters a room, so there is a 0% chance that Toby III decides to appear in the sky, floating and tiny. Because apparently Toby III was doing that sometimes.

Some players felt unsure when they'd completed the game, so Mycroft now advises you when you have created the environment for a perfect picnic.

Now if things change on the beach, those changes are visible when you are looking down on the beach from the clifftop.

You can no longer pick up an infinite number of beakers of fizzy water. Apologies to everyone who was enjoying that, but it had the potential to affect other parts of the game so I had to fix it.

Lots of fixed typos!

New potential issues:

I've overhauled the way that the game decides which character is speaking/which portrait to show. I've done my absolute best to be thorough, but if I've messed up anywhere there may be instances where a character's dialogue appears without a portrait.

[alpha-beta-gamer]

Storyteller is an inventive storytelling puzzle game where you place characters into comic-panels to tell different stories!

Read More & Play The Beta Demo, Free (Steam)

Gameplay Video:

[ddwcaph-game]

The Chapter 4 Public Beta is finally here!

138,000 words later, the Chapter 4 Public Beta is finally ready!

✨ CHAPTER 4 UPDATE HIGHLIGHTS:

~ 369,000 total wordcount (including code) ~ 138,000 additional words (including code) ~ New average playthrough of ~96,000 words!

21 New Secrets to discover, 20 New Character Traits, 17 New Passives, 1 New Phobia, 5 New Trinkets to collect, 8 New Achievements, 3 New Main Quests, 3 New Sidequests, 7 New Status Effects, and 1 New Song to sing along to!

Tito Nestor, Tita Stephanie, and Lily's moms' introductions!

Get a sneak peek into the story worlds you'll visit in future, in the Story Exchange!

You can now choose the name of MC's dad! (+Diary Entry!)

You can now choose a second bestfriend if you pick your twin as your bestfriend!

New choices and bestfriend scenes for JM and Lily in Chapter 3!

Added a new trait option that reduces the frequency of Filipino expressions and gives additional context.

A lot of references to In Auctorem Credimus!

Roselyna is now approximately 20% more huggable!

The full change log can be found by selecting "What’s New?” in the start menu. It's way too long to list here!

How do I join the Public Beta?

You can join the public beta by joining the DDWCaPH! Discord Server. From there, go to the #roles channel and ask Ma'am Bianes to give you the Open Beta Tester role and get access to the link and the discussion/bug report channels.

Why limit the beta test in the Discord?

Let me begin by saying that I didn't want to do this. But the last time I did a strictly private beta, I got ABSOLUTELY ZERO feedback weeks after release until I explicitly asked for it.

This is the best compromise I can think of for now, that should still be convenient for most people.

Chapter 4 also isn't 100% complete yet. There are still a bunch of choices I haven't written yet, but I'm leaving them for a later update because I'm not in the right headspace to finish them, and after 138k words, I need a break from writing.

When will Chapter 4 be out for everyone?

I'm not really sure. Depending on how well this beta goes, it might be after a couple weeks, or after a month.

I also want to draw some new character art, so I might wait until those are done as well.

Again, depending on how well the public beta goes, I may keep doing this, or go back to doing private beta tests. If I do go back to private beta testing, Chapter 4 will be the LAST PUBLIC UPDATE until Volume 1 is fully complete.

If you want the next chapters to still be in public, be sure to send in your playthrough codes and feedback in the survey! They really mean a lot to me, but I'm not releasing chapters publicly anymore if I'm getting absolutely zero reception.

And to the person who leaked an earlier version of the demo: I hope you liked that buggy mess. 😊 Send me your playthrough codes, will you? I'd really appreciate it.

[queerdisagreeable]

You stumble into the bedroom at this awful, spirit-soaked party. You are drunk, you are heartbroken, you are alone. And yet, there is a presence here. You call out to it: "I am A NOBODY. I am looking for FAME & GLORY, in order to WIN BACK SOMEONE I LOST. You will help me by MAKING ME GREAT."

You have been slumbering here for so long, in the cracks between reality. You have almost given up, when a hand reaches towards you, bathing you in unbearably bright reality. You call out to it: "I am SOMETHING UNKNOWABLE. I am looking for DEEP FEAR, in order to BECOME REAL. You will help me by SPREADING DREAD."

You seal your pact sloppily -- a palm cut on a broken bottle and a blackness seeping into your veins. You feel it within you, this unknowable thing, your new Patron. Your power grows.

You have a body. It's a bright, beating thing. Unruly, perhaps, but that will soon be amended. Your Warlock walks with shadow in its step, and you bleed into reality. Your power grows.

Together, you can TAKE ON THE WORLD.

~~

The beta test for my 2-player Warlock/Patron TTRPG is up! You can check it out right now for free on itch.io -- all you need to play is a d8, a deck of cards, a handful of tokens.

[larkingame]

hey friends, i'm in the process of looking for some more betas to test the new version of the game with the newest update (complete through nash's route in chapter two.) timeline is pretty lax, usually with about a weeks notice and then a couple weeks to test out the game. if you're comfortable with that and would like to help out you can fill out this quick form. thanks!

[sourmiiiilk]

❤️Online Obsession: Beta Test 2nd wave

Hi there, I'm happy to announce that the beta will be getting its second official build soon which brings the game closer to its release. However, the existing beta testers pool is too small for the amount of content being added to the game, which is why I'm announcing the second wave of beta test applications.

As a beta tester you:

Will be joining a group of around 15 already existing beta testers

Will get to playtest the second build and builds published after it

Will get free game keys for Steam and Itch upon the game's official release

Will have your name in credits of the game as a beta tester

The application process will last for around a week. I will be accepting a very limited group of beta testers but everyone has a chance, so feel free to apply!

❤️Google Forms

[odinsblog]

Coming Soon To A Road Near You: “Full Self-Driving”

Video clips from traffic surveillance cameras on the San Francisco Bay Bridge on Thanksgiving morning show a white Tesla reportedly in “Full Self-Driving” mode crossing over to the fast lane and abruptly breaking, resulting in an eight-car pileup.

Just hours before the crash, Tesla CEO Elon Musk had triumphantly announced that Tesla’s “Full Self-Driving” capability was available in North America, congratulating Tesla employees on a “major milestone.” By the end of last year, Tesla had rolled out the feature to over 285,000 people in North America, according to the company.

A Tesla Model S vehicle which the driver claimed to be using the 'Self Driving' feature caused an eight-vehicle crash on the San Francisco Bay Bridge on Thanksgiving Day, resulting in the injury of nine people.

The driver reported to the police that he had been using Tesla's "Full Self-Driving" feature prior to the incident.

The crash happened on the same day that Elon Musk announced that the beta-testing of FSD would be expanded from a limited set of Tesla owners to "anyone in North America who requests it."

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has launched an investigation into the incident.

The NHTSA has said that it plans to examine a crash in Ohio also involving a Tesla that may have been using the automated-driving system. The agency has investigated a total of 35 crashes that potentially involved Tesla’s Autopilot highway-driving system. A total of 19 people have died in the crashes.

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[st4rdom-if]

BETA TESTERS FOR ST4RDOM!

I think I am finally ready to open up testing for the game. So that means I have a form up!

As a member of the all-girl k-pop group ST4RDOM, fame comes naturally to you. From the moment your first album was released, everything went your way—money, fans, tours, merch, and most importantly, your rise to stardom. But fame comes with consequences—when does it not?—and it arrives in the form of your first world tour. After all, what is a tour without the looming threat of drama permanently disbanding the group? All of a sudden, your life is thrown into chaos for the next four months as tension rises between another popular k-pop group, heated fights break out, “coincidental” incidents occur, and complicated feelings arise. Will your career manage to stay afloat amidst the drama, or will it sink under the pressure? Well, there is only one way to find out; let’s see if you are still standing by the end of those eighteen weeks.

I will be taking in beta testers 17 years and older. There is currently no content warning specifically for this first part in the prologue, but this is subject to change in future rewrites.

READ THE INFO BELOW FIRST:

You must have a Tumblr account in order to apply. Otherwise I will not accept your application. This will be our only form of contact.

Beta-testers must be available and be "done" testing from February 19-26.

Must be willing to play through the entire game, try different routes, and test all of the links.

I am looking for constructive criticism, grammer errors, UI game functionality, writing, and overall condition of the game. IT WILL ALSO BE VERY HELPFUL IF YOU HAVE KNOWLEDGE OF THE K-POP COMMUNITY.

I am looking for around five beta-testers. The form will be closing on February 16, 9:00 PM EST but the date can be extended if need be. I will communicate with the selected via Tumblr, and what I am hoping is that anyone who is not chosen will at least get early access the day before the game comes out.

Here is the form!

Please reblog for more potential testers!

[infinitestarsdev]

Hay, Hoy, It's Friday! That means devlog time!

This week has been much of the same– we're working super hard on the next content release!

All the planned main story line content for this batch has been coded. Most of the expressions have been done. I'm still working on the lore items for the game, which is coming together nicely! We're planning on having a total of 20 unlockable lore entries on release, with many more to come.

Talking about the lore items, here is a preview of what they'll look like once unlocked.

Just look at that gorgeous artwork by Grace! <3

Tae is working on two surprise player portraits for all of you.

Stoffies is busy finishing up the last of the old backgrounds.

Crowbie is still on a well deserved break for the next 2-3 months.

Trix was invaluable in helping with the story controller for the system navigation screen!

This isn't a mockup, this is the actual, in-game system navigation screen that we'll be using more and more for future content. If you were a Captain or Admiral patron during the planning phase, you'll notice a play on your name somewhere on the screen! <3

I'm writing and coding like a madman, and I'm slowly shifting gears to focus on the launch preparations.

We've got 6 new tracks in the making, and I received the first track's draft earlier today. It's looking promising.

If you want to be considered as a Beta Tester for the upcoming content release, please apply over here! We have limited spots available, so don't wait too long!

In other news, some of you might recall our Spooktober 2023 Visual Novel Jam entry, and as it turns out we finished in the top 2% (4th place!) The jam entry was coded as a HRM (one of the player made mods that Tabitha can run as a simulation) and we'll integrate it into the full game as a triggerable seasonal event during October/Halloween.

As you can see, it's been a busy week, made possible by all of our amazing fans and patrons! We love you all to bits!

Have a fantastic weekend, stay safe and I can't wait to share the new content with all of you!

[signalhill-if]

A job with a caravan travelling across the wastes means you can finally start a new life in the neon-lit utopia of Signal Hill. That is, until you're ambushed outside the city, your cargo stolen and your guards dead. The bright lights and the ever-present hum of the radio are starting to feel like more of a nightmare than a dream...

Welcome to the big city, where the people are hot, the sun is hotter, and the static buzz won't let you sleep. Everybody here's got their own plan going on, and you're just kind of along for the ride- but who knows, maybe you can swing this in your favour?

Signal Hill's demo is mostly complete, and will be ready for testing very soon! You know what that means!

I'm looking for folks who are interested in reading a pre-release version of the game and giving their feedback. The role involves...

Playing an unpolished, potentially buggy version of the game

Playing all the way through at least one faction's leads

Providing constructive feedback and criticism on material such as the writing, characters, pacing, style, gameplay, and UI

Reporting any stray bugs or typos you encounter

The game is strictly 18+, and a full list of content warnings is provided in the application form.

This form will be open for two weeks, after which I will be contacting the folks I've selected through Discord. You'll be expected to provide your feedback within two weeks of receiving the game.

If you're interested, fill out the form linked under the cut. Thank you!

[fandomfrenzy97]

A miraculous thing has happened!! I randomly decided to spend some of the jewels I had saved up (in-game currency) to unlock and level up characters and suddenly, I unlocked Sora, Riku and Kairi!! I think I actually cried, died and sent to The Final World when the moment arrived. Naturally, I just had to enhance all 3 to Level 25 before adding them to my team…sure MP is used up more quickly in Auto Mode, but I don’t care, I’m just so happy!! 🤩😍🥹

[alpha-beta-gamer]

Paper Trail is a charming and creative paper puzzle adventure where you can fold the game world!

Read More & Play The Beta Demo, Free (Steam)

Gameplay Video:

[meltknuckles]

🐛🔍 hi there!! i'm looking for folks who would be interested in some v low stakes beta testing for a website/tool focused on nature identification i've been working on (especially folks who use iNaturalist).

i'm mostly looking for some more external feedback before i fully put it out into the world! feel free to contact me at meltknuckles@gmail.com or message me @meltknuckles on discord if you're interested in helping me out 💚

[tuxpaint]

Tux Paint 0.9.32 (& friends) is now available for beta testing. Currently built for Windows, macOS, and RHEL Linux.

[shai-manahan]

Hello, everyone! With the way the variations are exponentially increasing in Chapter 2′s second part, I am opening more slots for beta testing! It will be available for around a month, though I will still post a reminder a week before the deadline.

Here is the link!

Some info before you proceed:

The testing will occur within a specific channel on the discord server, but if you wish to test separately, that will still be possible. It’s not something I highly encourage, however, as it will be difficult on my part to keep track.

If you’d applied before and weren’t selected, you may opt to fill in a new application, though I do have a couple of people in mind to contact.

I expect full honesty when you provide feedback. That’s how I’ll be able to improve my writing and the game itself, so please never hold back in case you are accepted.

The first route I’d like to be tested would most likely be available within January, but please ensure you’d be able to participate around February as well, in case some delays happen. 

This particular update will not be released to the public until the other route is done, so please refrain from sharing links once accepted.

You can back out of the role any time you wish, but I also reserve the right to remove a highly inactive tester. If, by any chance, you get busy by the time I seek feedback, do inform me so I can make adjustments, and it’ll all be good.

In any case, if you do enjoy reading a murder mystery and an action thriller with a dash of weird hallucinations happening all over the story’s setting (plus maybe a few explosions and conspiracy stuff) then this is for you! I’m trying to balance the plot and its focus on the characters, so there’s that to consider.

Bear in mind that this is also a story that gives attention to the concept of grief, family issues, loss, death, and corruption, and might not be suited to some people’s tastes.

That’s all and thank you!! Feel free to ask any questions.

Reblogs would be deeply appreciated as well!